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A Treatise on the Soul

Early third-century treatise that refutes transmigration and explains John the Baptist as coming in Elijah’s spirit and power, not his soul.

Author: Tertullian
Tradition: Early Christian writing
Accessed: 2026-10-06

Citation

Tertullian, A Treatise on the Soul 28-35.

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Reincarnation was removed from the BibleNo manuscript or council record shows reincarnation removed from the Bible. Christians rejected it openly before Constantine, and old manuscripts read like ours.